This year I’ve done two iterations of RIMROBOD (Ride the Interior of Mt. Rainier Our and Back in One Day); the Short Course and the Century. RIMROBOD avoids all the garbage miles of RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day) and stays within the confines, either climbing or descending all the while taking in the varying views of the eye popping terrain as you cover 100 miles and climb 11,400 feet. I parked at Box Canyon and proceeded towards Sunrise, climbing in quick succession to Backbone Ridge, Cayuse Pass, Chinook Pass and Sunrise, reversing and continuing past my vehicle after a caffeine infusion towards Reflection Lake, descending this last segment under bike lamp. This turned out to be basically the end of the season, with snow soon after closing the Sunrise Road and winter conditions settling in the middle of October. The following tightly edited video provides snippets of milestones within 13 minutes.

Question: how can one enjoy the incredible scenery of Mt. Rainier National Park and avoid the "garbage miles" of RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day: 150 miles/10,000' climb)? My answer is various iterations of RIMROBOD (Ride the Interior of Mt. Rainier Out and Back in One Day: 121 miles/15,600' climb). My first event in 2017 started at Longmire where I rode to the other side of the park (Sunrise) and back, taking under 24 hours but necessitating a nap from 10 PM to 3 AM. The benefit of the Century iteration for me was being able to do the better part of this ride in 12 hours total. By staying within the confines of Mt. Rainier National Park the cyclist can enjoy a nonstop barrage of fantastic scenery, all the while either climbing or descending, challenging the legs with 11,400' of climb while keeping the overall mileage to 100 miles. No garbage miles here, just a pure endurance day.